Daily Republican., 1887-09-02

prSo%@psly. S@6y h:, father looked surprised
"By saving those Titles, cir. Ibav
only been looking ct It these last two q
three weeks, but know 1t is so."
What do you mean?"
u mean. II We saved carefully O,
the little things, We might have some.
thing. sometime, worth tbs while"
What, for instsnc.?"
| 'Ali 90 to the country next sum me-
Tor your vocation"
Ralph.
And ride horses to drink" "And
iced chickens?" oslled out Rob and
Arthur, whose chief acq uAintance with
the country was through picture books
"And pick daisies and hcar birdie,
slnk?' chimed Ia little four year Id
~ We only oouldi" the mother said,
wishfully. II wonder II tho grass
would feel half % cool and soft unG or
my feet as It used to when 1 was a
perhaps Siby will manage 1t to let
us stop NJ some Of the four do oilA.- a. day
hotels yet" Mr.. Lsonard said, banter
ingly.
mo, sir; no such poor fortune o.
thAt," his daughter returned. "Its
the real country We wsnt, and there are
plenty OF farm houses whore board cen
be had for Eve dollars . week. have
heard the htah school girls toll OF
them"
"But even that, daughterl Just
think; there are seven OF US; that means
thirty Ava dOllars q Uaek -
Yes, sir, less what it costs to ksep
Us here Call that i've; then It's thirty
beside travelling; but we need not 40
far" o.
I'VE can never do IL, daughter h"
'It sounds large, father, beoaus. We
say 1t all at once. One dollar seems
more than four quarters, and ,hat's
jnst our trouble here" persisted Sibyl
ter?"
And for answer sibyl produced o
stout tin box with . lock and key,
Just SO. father. You see this sill.
NOW propose, that every time any one
OF US is tempted TO any need Ices "
useless expense, We take the amount
instead and drop In here. At the end
OF the month We will count 1t out and
place In the savings bank. no matter
how small, and, sirs, fellow brethren
and Bistersi next summtr We will have
cur outing. promise you. do you
agree, alp"
Mr.. Leonard smiled In q man 8 su-
perior way. "a woman IL never con-
WINGED by Argument" hs said. Il am
willing to humor your whim, daughter,
aud here are the seventy cents on have
saved this evening for . beginning.
Hear 1t rattle. Well, you children msy
get good pionic out OF It as the end. !"
But Sibyl r.aced the box on the msntel
we'll content.
'I'll earn few extras, sls," whis-
pered Ralph. ''and drop IN. 1 rather
like the notion"
The older children had An allowance,
and the next morning on her way TO
school Sibyl saw o jaunty new hat In q
window marked down TO one dollar"
1t WAS in her hand and Just TO be taken
when she thought of the box. "My
turhan lie pretty enough" she thought
II will not take It," aloud. $50 much
for the picnic"
Ralph came in at night aad jIngled 80
cents into the box with great CLEO.
"One OF the fellows almost go. 4
book rest off on me, that 1 didn't need
any more than oat does two hesds-
when l thought of the box and backed
ont. Wasn't he mad. though? But my
money didn't help him to cigarettes
that time" And very soberly one day
Mr.. Leonard slipped In O fve.dollar
blll-"It was . folding chair" be ex
planned to bis wife, "took my eye. 1t
was SO odd."
80 full now we can hardly get about.
l am glad you didn't, Paul.
Earned 20 oents," Rob announced
one Saturday. "In the box ins:ead of
candy, this time"
At the end Of the month the Leon ard
family sat down In solemn conolave.
the box In the mfdst.
II guess hundred dollars" from
Ralph, sarcasticsIly.
Eighteen dollars and forty cen ts,"
announced the head OF tie family after
, careful count.
"Imposslel elel" "Oh!" "Ahl" "wsn.
wellr"
The Leonard family had found the
eak; now they set to work in earnest to
'epatr It.
"Oar fares" sounded ~ musical in
hat box M In those Of the "oompa.y."
Only 25 csnts," or "only So" drew
more interest here than In street pur.
,hases or poor "shams"
When the summer heats came With
iery fervcr, Mr.. Leonard gave quite
nut.
"rold you so /" the old Doctor
,rowled.
Take o month of VACATION" said hts
"six weeks II necessary; we
snnot afford 70 lose you"
And Q week later, q pleasant farm
louse, among trees and hills and rip
ling brooke, welcomed sll the Leonard
amily to their sweet ministries OF cheer
md healiBR, and the lessons of rest and
'eAce the Divine Father gives in the
'laces of his hAndiwork.
Are there not many homes In which
he little "leAks," II carefully stopped,
Would bring % great blessiDG?-HoweI
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